Elizabeth Dougherty

Current

• Science Writer at Harvard Medical School
• Associate Editor at Innovations Journal: Technology|Governance|Globalization

Past

• Principal Engineer at ExaGrid Systems
• Manager/Principal Engineer at Gotham Networks
• Principal Software Engineer at 3Com

• Staff Software Engineer at Bay Networks, Inc
• Senior Associate Programmer at IBM Almaden Research Center
• Math and Computer Science Teacher at Castilleja School

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Education

• Boston University
• Cornell University
• Cornell University

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Elizabeth Dougherty’s Summary

I write about science, particularly about medicine, biotechnology, and food. I also have extensive industry experience as a software engineer and manager.

Elizabeth Dougherty’s Experience

• Science Writer

  Harvard Medical School

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  Since February 2008 I have been a member of the writing team in the Communications and External Relations Office. I write articles for Focus, a biweekly research newsletter from the Harvard medical community.
  
  Prior to my current role, I worked as communications manager for the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. HST is an interinstitutional collaboration between MIT and Harvard Medical School that brings engineers into the world of medicine, and physicians into the worlds of physical science and engineering. As the communications manager and sole member of the communications office, I managed publications and media relations.
  
  As communications manager, I wrote over a dozen press releases and gave the HST website and academic catalog an overhaul that included rebranding, improved navigation and updated content. I also developed new fundraising and student recruiting materials for the division.

• Associate Editor

  Innovations Journal: Technology|Governance|Globalization

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  I provide freelance writing and editing services for Innovations Journal, a quarterly journal about how people use technology to address major societal challenges.

• Principal Engineer

  ExaGrid Systems

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 10 months)

  I joined ExaGrid as one of the first 20 employees. As a principal software engineer, I designed and implemented the internal communications system for the management server. The system consisted of a multi-threaded Java server that interfaced with an LDAP database representing a "grid" of storage locations.

• Manager/Principal Engineer

  Gotham Networks

  (Computer Software industry)

  August 2000 — June 2002 (1 year 11 months)

  I joined Gotham Networks as one of the first 25 employees.
  As a principal software engineer, I helped design and implement the server side of Gotham's network management software product. The Java based system tracked the status of hundreds of network devices and enabled users to configure and troubleshoot network services. As the company grew, I became a consulting engineer responsible for a team of 5 software engineers.

• Principal Software Engineer

  3Com

  (Public Company; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

  September 1996 — August 1999 (3 years )

  My work at 3Com began on the west coast, where I contributed to various infrastructure components of 3Com's network management software system. I transferred to the east coast, where I took on responsibility for designing and implementing network diagnostic applications.

• Staff Software Engineer

  Bay Networks, Inc

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  March 1995 — July 1996 (1 year 5 months)

  My responsibilities included build management, installation tools, and sustaining engineering for the Bay Networks network management software system.

• Senior Associate Programmer

  IBM Almaden Research Center

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  June 1993 — March 1995 (1 year 10 months)

  As part of a small development group, my responsibilities included technical documentation, marketing communications, software development, quality assurance, and customer service.

• Math and Computer Science Teacher

  Castilleja School

  (Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  September 1991 — June 1993 (1 year 10 months)

  I taught high school mathematics (precalculus), advanced placement computer science, introductory programming, and computer literacy and was responsible for managing the computer lab and budget.

Elizabeth Dougherty’s Education

• Boston University

  MS , Science Journalism , 2004 — 2006

  Internships included:
  1. Research assistant at WGBH NOVA working on a screenplay for a film about nuclear terrorism.
  2. Web intern at the Atlantic Monthly where I wrote flashbacks and author interviews for the Atlantic Unbound. "Defending Darwin" was the most read article on the website for several days.
  3. Science writer for Research at BU magazine.

• Cornell University

  MA , Mathematics Education , September 1990 — May 1991

• Cornell University

  BA , Mathematics , 1986 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Varsity Fencing Team, Captain 1988-89

Additional Information

Elizabeth Dougherty’s Honors:

US Patent 7246140B2 (also awarded in Europe): Method and Apparatus for Storage System to Provide Distributed Data Storage and Protection.